Hillary Clinton’s political future was in the news again this week.  A new poll suggested that she continues to be the favored 2008 presidential candidate among Democrats but, among all voters, only about one-third believe she can win. … Continue reading

    On of the benefits of saving past I Ching readings in my archives, is the possibility it creates to go back and think about earlier prognostications and how interpretations might change over time.  Of late, with my teaching… Continue reading

    Republicans in the US House of Representatives have chosen a new leader (the number 2 man, after the Speaker).  They are straining under the burden of scandal, with the ever-growing Abramoff affair threatening to dominate political news for… Continue reading

    Osama bin Laden has issued a tape-recorded threat to attack the US.  Dan Drezner thinks the message has an air of desperation about it: bin Laden is struggling against his increasing irrelevance from a position of weakness. Perhaps. … Continue reading

    With the continuing problem of bird flu in Asia, especially China, and the recent news of several deaths in Turkey, I thought I should consult the oracle on the progression of this illness.  I asked a very general… Continue reading

    Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, is in his last days.  Whatever happens to him medically, his political life is certainly over.  What might this mean for Mideast politics?  I put that question to the I Ching and… Continue reading

  A reader wrote in this week and asked that I consult the oracle on what will happen to President Bush in the coming year.  Specifically she said: "Many of us are waiting anxiously to see if he will be… Continue reading

    It’s back: Friday I Ching blogging.  The Dongzhou killings demanded my attention last week but today, as we move into the holiday weekend, I have carved out a bit of time to consult the oracle.     The… Continue reading

      Crazy week.  Lots of grading to do for my day job as a college teacher.  All those short papers I assign come back to bite me.   But that is behind me for now, and I can finally catch… Continue reading